EXAM 3 PSYC 4250

alcohol is metabolized at a rate of approximately _______ reduction in blood alcohol concentration per hour.

0.015

how long does it often take for the sense of novelty to return to chronic marijuana users who have decided to quit?

1 year

on average, the body can metabolize and eliminate 1 oz of pure alcohol (the equivalent of about 1.5 standard drinks) in what time frame?

3 hours

marijuana in urine of a regular user is detectable for how long?

3-6 weeks

which trimester is the hippocampus of the embryo affected by maternal drinking?

3rd

T/F: the alcoholic content of most US wines is generally lower than european wines

False

LSD is considered to be ______ addictive

NOT

people who smoke marijuana commonly present with which physical aliments?

chronic bronchitis

high dose alcohol affects the CNS by ______ its function. at higher blood alcohol levels, this leads to ______ heart rate and breathing.

decreasing/decreased

T/F: alcohol abuse is defined as a compulsion to drink alcohol and an inability to stop drinking once you start

false

T/F: drinking experience, not heredity, affects a persons ability to tolerate a given amount of alcohol

false

T/F: marijuana affects both short and long term memory equally

false

"buttons" are associated with which all arounder?

peyote

T/F: LSD is a semisynthetic fungal toxin that infects rye and other cereal grasses

true

T/F: marijuana decreases testosterone production

true

T/F: the field of sobriety tests used for alcohol are also used for marijuana to determine driver impairment

true

binge drinking for women is defined as _____ drinks in one sitting.

4

hashish is made from what?

cannabis resin

which of the following are visuals indications that a person may be on MDMA (ecstasy)?

dilated pupils and twitching eyelids

Which of the following would slow the rate of alcohol absorption?

diluting an alcoholic drink with water or ice or alternating every other drink with water or soda

______ tolerance occurs when the body (ex: liver) physically adapts to alcohol use

dispositional

easy access to alcohol, a permissive societal view of drinking, unsafe living conditions, poor nutrition, and limited access to healthcare and drug recovery programs are examples of what factors associated with increased alcohol use?

environmental

the life span of a chronic high dose drinker is _____

9-22 years shorter than that of the general population

T/F: synesthesia is defined as the crossing of senses, such as when visual input becomes sound

true

T/F: the US army carried our psychological warfare and brainwashing experiments on animals and humans with psychedelics drugs for many years

true

T/F: there is increasingly evidence that the use of some psychedelic drugs under medically monitored conditions may effectively treat some addictions

true

T/F: time seems to go by faster when under the influence of marijuana

true

T/F: tolerance to LSD develops quickly within days of daily use

true

hyperemesis, brought on by highly potent cannabis, synthetic marijuana, or highly concentrated extracts, is characterized by what?

uncontrolled vomiting

a dysfunctional memory caused by marijuana use can last how long?

a lifetime

alcoholics are likely to experience which of the following problems with their memory?

both a and b (prospective memory and retrospective memory)

T/F: prolonged heavy drinking increases sexual functioning, desire, and the intensity of orgasm

false

T/F: the amount of pure alcohol (ethanol) consumed per capita is higher in the US than in european countries, where the drinking age is 18 or younger

false

T/F: the name of the first enzyme involved in the metabolism of alcohol is the alcohol dehydration enzyme

false

T/F: violence will lead to temporary changes in brain chemistry

false

The national minimum legal drinking age in the US is 21. since 1993 the rate of underage age drinking is the US has...

increased 50%

T/F: PCP can be recirculated from the body fat to the brain, causing an actual "flashback

true

T/F: a persons reaction to alcohol and level of impairment depends on that persons drinking history, behavioral tolerance and mood

true

T/F: countries that engage in dry patterns of use consume more distilled spirits

true

in addition to their psychedelic effects, "all arounders" almost always depress the CNS

false